Struck by falling object on merchant ship

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

V93.40XA Struck by falling object on merchant ship, initial encounter
V93.40XD Struck by falling object on merchant ship, subsequent encounter
V93.40XS Struck by falling object on merchant ship, sequela

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Struck by falling object on merchant ship

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from V93 Other injury due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category V93

Excludes1 - never coded here

civilian water transport accident involving military watercraft (V94.81-)
other injury due to accident to watercraft (V91.-)
military watercraft accident in military or war operations (Y36, Y37.-)

Excludes2 - not included here

drowning and submersion due to accident on board watercraft, without accident to watercraft (V92.-)

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Struck by > object > falling > from, in, on > watercraft > powered craft > merchant ship

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
V93.41	Struck by falling object on passenger ship	Not billable
V93.42	Struck by falling object on fishing boat	Not billable
V93.43	Struck by falling object on other powered watercraft	Not billable
V93.44	Struck by falling object on sailboat	Not billable
V93.48	Struck by falling object on other unpowered watercraft	Not billable
V93.49	Struck by falling object on unspecified watercraft	Not billable